Did you know who was supposed to play Anandi before Pratyusha Banerjee?

Late Pratyusha Banerjee became a sensation when she entered the television industry as the new Anandi in Balika Vadhu replacing Avika Gor who played the young Anandi and was immensely popular among the audience.

But readers, did you know that not Pratyusha but someone else was supposed to play the new Anandi?

Here goes the story….read on

The Colors’ hit drama was supposed to take a leap and the makers were trying their best to rope in a perfect replacement for the lead character of Anandi.

The show which dealt with the issue of child marriage came up with a unique strategy for the show. In a smart move, the channel decided to give its viewers the power to decide who would be replacing Avika Gor.

After the auditions, the three girls who were competing for the role were Jamshedpur’s Pratyusha Banerjee, Lucknow’s Nivedita Tiwari and Mumbai's Ketaki Chitale.

Eventually, Nivedita Tiwari was chosen for the role of Anandi. Yes, the pretty actress was finalized by the makers.

However, in a turn of event, Pratyusha replaced her in the last minute. Tiwari had received good amount of votes from the poll but due to certain last minute developments, Banerjee was roped in.

Later, Nivedita did a show with Himanshoo Malhotra titled Bhaagonwaali which aired on Zee TV.The show didn’t work and was pulled off. Few months later Nivedita got married and left the industry.

Balika Vadhu made Pratyusha the biggest sensation on TV while Nivedita sort of vanished. As they say fate had already been written!